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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-10-1996 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 1996 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, John Penick, Richard Blum Rick Mascari, Pat Foster STAFF PRESENT: Eleanor Dilkes, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Horan called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING - IOW HANGAR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Horan opened the public hearing at 5:46 p.m. Horan said he met with someone from the avionics company and he seemed quite positive that the company would locate in Iowa City. It is dependent on how the project bids come in. O'Neil said the project is for a 80 ' by 80 ' hangar, with a 20 ' by 20 ' attached office. There being no comments from the public, Horan closed the hearing at 5:49 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the September 12, 1996, meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Mascari made a motion to approve the bills. Foster seconded the motion and it was approved 5 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: John Ockenfels said he is a member of the committee for the Skaters Alliance. If the Commission had questions concerning the proposed arena, he would be available to answer them. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. 1998 budget - O'Neil said a copy of the proposed FY 98 budget was included with the Commissions ' monthly information packet. He had made adjustments to the routine operating line items. The Commission would need to discuss capital projects. O'Neil included a list of projects that should be considered. One projected included was the rehab of the exterior of the maintenance shop building. O'Neil said this was proposed in last year' s budget, but was deleted before the budget was presented to the Council. He said the building would need a new metal roof and siding or the building will need to be replaced in the near future. One option would be to invest the same amount of money toward a new building as would be needed to repair the shop building. A new building could better service some of the larger aircraft that may want to locate at Iowa City when the Master Plan improvements are implemented. After some discussion, the Commission agreed to put the rehab project in the FY 98 budget. O'Neil said another budget item was funding for new furniture for the lobby of the Airport Terminal. The current furniture is 12 - 15 years old but looks much older. The Commission will also add this item in the FY 98 budget. Penick suggested budgeting for an engineering study for the Airport Terminal to provide information on what it would take to renovate the building. The study would help the Commission decide if the building should be renovated or replaced. The Commission decided to budget for this study. Blum made a motion to submit the budget as discussed. Mascari seconded the motion and it passed 5 - 0. b. IOW Avionics hanger - O'Neil said the specifications were included in the Commission packet. Jones, from ICFS, suggested the door should be 20 foot high instead of 18 foot. O'Neil will check with the perspective tenant to see what will suit their needs. O'Neil said the site plan indicated that a sewer line will have to be moved. This will add to the site preparation costs. O'Neil said he would also like to change the design of moving the sewer line and the slope of the apron from 2% to 1%. Changing the grade on the apron will require a small increase in the amount of fill needed but should not substantially change the site prep costs. Changing the design of the sewer line should slightly reduce the cost of the site preparation. O'Neil said he will be meeting with someone from IOW Avionics next week to discuss a lease. The Commission will need to have a signed lease or letter of intent before this is presented to the Council. O'Neil said the Commission will need a public hearing on the lease. Blum made a motion for a resolution to set a public hearing on November 14 for a lease with IOW Avionics. Foster seconded the motion and the motion passed 5 - 0. c. Iowa City Flying Service : lease subcommittee - Mascari said he discussed the proposal with Jones from ICFS. Jones said he would like to meet with Mascari and Horan before the next meeting and would have a written response to the Commission's proposal. This will be an agenda item for the November 14th meeting. d. Fuel farm - self service fueling - O'Neil said the Commission postponed this from the last meeting. Jones, from ICFS, is no longer interested in installing self service fueling. He said he 4 would like to discuss the fuel issue when he is discussing the lease with Horan and Mascari. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Horan said one of the articles in the packet encouraged involving the IDOT regional planner in capital project discussion. He thought that would be a good idea. Pilots and others interested in the Airport should be informed on what is to happen with the Master Plan. Mascari said he had looked into an airport support group, but the people who originally said they were interested did not follow up on the idea. Horan said he met with the Historic Preservation Commission. They were interested in the Airport Terminal, the United hangar, and the tower beacon. Horan said he told them the United hangar will need to be moved or dismantled because it is in the obstacle free area for Runway 24 and is considered a safety hazard. The Commission has discussed renovating or replacing the Terminal Building. The Historic Preservation Commission did not offer any financial support to maintain the buildings or tower beacon. Horan will invite someone from the Historic Preservation Commission to make a presentation to the Airport Commission. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Blum said Hospice Road Race would like to borrow a roll of the barrier rope from the Commission. He will make sure it is returned. Blum said the Sports Car Club was very cooperative and used the south end of Runway 17/35. They did a good job with clean up. Mascari asked what is being done to develop the north area. O'Neil said he contacted Karen Franklin and asked how much design can be done in-house. Franklin will get back to O'Neil. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil has written a letter, requesting a temporary FAA control tower for the fly in breakfast on August 24, 1997 . O'Neil said he has received inquiries from at least 10 firms interested in conducting the land acquisition and avigation easement project. Proposals are due November 1. O'Neil will circulate the proposals to the Commission. The Commission will choose 3 or 4 firms to interview. The Zoning Commission should meet to revise the Airport Zoning Ordinance. O'Neil will discuss a meeting schedule with Chairperson Blum. O'Neil gave the Commission members a list of projects to prioritize for the Commission's five year strategy plan. O'Neil circulated a list of agenda items for the next several months. He said additional meetings may need to be scheduled. O'Neil said a request has been made to install a grass runway for tail wheel aircraft. Blum said he did not think an unofficial runway could be designated without the liability of having an official landing area. He thought it would have to be a certified landing area and be shown on the ALP. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting is scheduled for November 14, 1996, at 5:45 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 7 :26 p.m. , Blum made a motion to go into executive session. Foster seconded the motion. At roll call vote, the motion passed 5 - 0. At 8 : 03 p.m. , Mascari made a motion to adjourn to the regular meeting. Foster seconded the motion, and at roll call vote, the motion passed 5 - 0. Blum made a motion to have an engineering firm revise the ALP and Master Plan to reflect that any undeveloped land in the RPZs would be purchased fee title as opposed to an avigation easement. Mascari seconded the motion and it passed 5 - 0. ADJOURNMENT: Foster moved to adjourn the meeting. Blum seconded the motion and the meeting adjourned at 8 : 0 m. '6#6, Howard Horan, Chairperson